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@imaginaryuncle welcome! I'd love to hear more about your read the world challenge, I am doing similar, although no where as concentrated as you! I made several reading challenges this year, but the only one I've kept to
is rereading Terry Pratchett, one a month.
I've just started The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen - really liking it so far!@peatbogfaery hello to a fellow reader! I decided to do this challenge after feeling sort of burnt out and it’s been fortifying. I’ll link my tracker in my profile if you’re interested and I’ll also post about the books I read for the challenge from now on. I’ll have to check out The Rabbit Factor!
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@imaginaryuncle I enjoy Mastodon when I do, but it's so difficult for me to navigate. Hope you find something amazing!
@thalassophobic what navigation difficulties did you face?
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Hi! I’m new here. I’ve tried Mastodon a couple times but maybe third time’s the charm! I have become increasingly disillusioned by mainstream social media and I’m searching for ways to connect with other people outside of an algorithm.
I teach high school English and I read a lot. Currently at book 92 of a read around the world project. I was a teen in the 90s and still trying to keep my grunge phase alive. I love art and film too.
Hope to meet some likeminded people!
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@imaginaryuncle
welcome!
I find a lot of people through just following hashtags. Oh and I also make art and repost art stuff and interesting things...
@TripTilt thanks for the tip! And much respect to you as an artist!
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my favorite horror film is The Haunting (1963) [I don't like inferior remakes], based on the Shirley Jackson book: The Haunting of Hill House (love Shirley Jackson)
I did quite enjoy The Shining.@libramoon @Immy I love a good haunted house story! I just watched Obsession. It’s very Gen Z but a really good horror film.
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Remember, you can get a direct link to any post, an "http" one that people can open in their browsers. (How to get it depends on what app you're using. For me it's on the posts "..." menu.)
I'll send them, (usually pictures of owls), to friends who aren't on Mastodon. I consider it part of a long-term strategy to get them over here.
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@imaginaryuncle Ooooh, the Shining is a good choice! I really like that one, among other Kubrick films.
Personally my favourite film is Stalker, I find it unbelivably interesting in concept and execution. Tarkovsky's other films are excellent too.
@Immy I don’t know this one! I’d have to check it out!
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@imaginaryuncle Hi Liz! I like to track my reading via Bookwyrm - and since that project is federated via ActivityPub, you could follow Bookwyrm users via your Mastodon accounts. (Or create your own Bookwyrm account, of course.) The tricky bit would be to find Bookwyrm users that are interesting for you.
(My apologies if you already know all of that.)
#Bookwyrm@JonasJRichter I track on StoryGraph now and it’s been ok but I don’t really have friends on it. I should check out Bookwyrm! I tried out Fable when a friend recommended it but it’s so full of teens.
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@imaginaryuncle Hi Liz! I’m working as an auditor and love to listen to music, currently prefer dub and reggae - and some thrash metal, shouldn’t be boring…
I was a teen/teen in the 80s, still trying to keep my punk/ska phase alive and, as a boomer, love my analog life but enjoy exchanging opinions in the fediverse, too.
By the way, I’m not a native English speaker, so I beg your pardon for all the mistakes you’ll find in my posts
@nobrainnopain definitely not boring! And don’t apologize for language errors! The fact that you’re posting in a language that’s not your first is more than most people can do!
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@imaginaryuncle@masto.nu Yup, math!
@2something I have such respect for math teachers. Mostly because I was always so terrible at the subject!
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@imaginaryuncle And planners and journals
@selenacht I spend sooo much money on fancy stationery!
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@imaginaryuncle 🫡Greetings fellow English teacher.
@trezzer hello! Finally an English teacher!
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@imaginaryuncle Welcome! I boosted your post for more visibility.
@kateiacy thank you!
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They're sometimes around but the nature of the fediverse makes a lot of the usual toxins hard to spread since everyone can just kind of snip the wires and defederate.
this is it. this is our bastion where we can post. pure and free and beautiful.
@TheEntity @KnaveMurdok I love this!
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@imaginaryuncle omg 🤯 let me know your thoughts on Du Maurier’s writing – I’m a bit partial 'cause she’s my favourite author, but I absolutely love her; imo she was a true master! and I read it translated, in english it must be even more evocative!
@sans_serif_girl I will! 🩷
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@imaginaryuncle That's awesome! I know from my music exploits there are a ton of countries with hardly any publishing industry, so that will be interesting.
For music, you actually have the amazing seach feature of the site Discogs, which lists practically all releases of music ever made, and you can filter it very granually. For instance, I can find all music released on CD in Nepal in the 1990s:
https://www.discogs.com/de/search?type=all&format_name_exact=CD&country_exact=Nepal&decade=1990
Is there something similar for books?
@lianna 🤯 this discog site is blowing my mind!! I wish there was something like it for books too but sadly it doesn’t exist.
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@imaginaryuncle Have you noticed patterns in styles from neighbouring countries?
@ericmpaq yes! Especially when they share historical events. Writing styles are quite distinct though.
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Sounds like a fun idea to read around the world. Getting it organized has been my roadblock. And getting distracted by shiny objects (books).
Just in case you haven't seen and it might be helpful in your reading around the world.
Scallydandling about the books (utube) did a series on it, might be a good place for inspiration if a country is stumping your efforts. The video below is from 5 yrs ago.@penpencilbrush nice rec! Thanks! I’ll check out the video archive!
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@anne_twain thank you for the tips!
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@trezzer hello! Finally an English teacher!
@imaginaryuncle Going by your profile, it sounds like you’re into paper. Is it just a personal thing or are you going pen-to-paper in class as well? I’m asking because I am strongly considering the latter this coming semester.
